North of town at the large Laguna Isirere, you can go fishing and swimming, observe the profuse bird life and watch the gorgeous sunset. It’s accessible on a 30-minute walk or by hitchhiking from town. The greater area also boasts a number of obscure – and hard-to-reach – places of interest: the Lomas de Museruna (artificial mounds), several archaeological ruins , and the ruins of the missions San José and San Luis Gonzaga .
A statue on the shore depicts the local legend about the formation of the lake. A young boy named Isidoro was paddling in a small pool when he was swallowed up by the waters, the work of the mischievous water spirit Jichi who needed a human sacrifice in order to turn the pool into the lake it is today.
